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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 14h

(Honestly, Wilhelm should be Gulielmus in Latin, and was in some sources. Wilielmus seems to have come from some very scrupulous translator.)

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 14h

Parallel. Willelmus in Latin becomes Williame in Norman French and Guillaume in Central French.

"Gu" = "W" (like "Qu" = "Wh") is a Romance/Germanic transition reflecting pronunciation, it's also reflected in the questioning words "quoi" = "what," "quand" = "when" etc.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 21h

but rendered into modern English more directly from its Germanic roots, it would be

"willing helmet"

which certainly in the UK would carry a very different energy than intended... 😏

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 21h

*wiljô here means something like "loyal" or "devoted," while *helmaz is being used figuratively to mean "guardian" or "protector" (your helmet being your most important piece of armour in battle), so William means "Loyal Guardian," which is rather nice

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 21h

*Wiljahelmaz is a compound - this is super-common with Germanic names, like Ethelred ("noble" + "counsel") or Osric ("divine" + "rulership")

it's constructed from the words *wiljô ("will, desire") and *helmaz ("helmet")

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 21h

it's taken quite a meandering journey to get here! theoretically *Wiljahelmaz could have entered English directly, probably as *Wilhelm (pronounced with a "W" rather than a "V" as it is German), but there's no record of it doing so - it's not used as an English name until after the Norman Conquest

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 21h

bit of etymology:

although William is originally Germanic, it entered English from the Norman French Williame, from the Latin Willelmus (the Latin double ll picking up an i when it entered French, as it tends to), which in turn is from the Germanic Wilhelm, from a proto-Germanic name *Wiljahelmaz

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 1d

Heh. There's a screencapped tweet about how everyone hates AI until their homework is due, and people are commenting to refute it with their examples of mad, last-minute assignments that got high marks, and yes, I too have an adult ADHD diagnosis.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 2d

I genuinely don't even think they resent thinking itself; they just don't believe it exists. All they see is someone _not working_, and the idea that this might in some nebulous way be _part_ of the working process doesn't make any sense to them.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

me trying to teach bechamel:

her: how much butter?
me: [squints, cups hand] that much?
her: how much flour?
me: like, it should *look* like the same amount, if that makes sense?

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

I posted on here a few months back about my toddler once throwing a fit because her banana was broken (and she didn't want a new banana, she wanted me to fix *that* banana), and fully five people responded "oh, god, broken bananas!" 😆

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

Sympathies! I find the whole medieval/Christian era of philosophy pretty dire - either do philosophy or theology, don't try and do both. My medieval studies were all about the literature.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

...An app to download, on your telephone...

David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

After the Resurrection, Thomas both was and was not an Apostle until he touched Jesus's wounds and collapsed the probability wave.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

I mean, the existence of "Doubting Thomas" suggests that uncertainty applies?

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

Happy birthday, Alasdair! Lots of love and joy on the day.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

thirty silver dollars (£22.26 at today's prices)

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

john of patmos rn:

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

our AI-mmanuel

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

oh, very good!

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

ChatJesusPT

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

I love that it includes "nearly all 12 disciples"

i dunno, i reckon texting judas would be a trip

(shit, i'm assuming judas is the one they've not created, but who knows with these chumps)

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

[Depeche Modely] ♫ Your own... digital... Jesus... ♫

The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 8d

O sweet! A digital golden calf.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 8d

"we shat the bed so comprehensively, for so long, that just going back to the standards we used to adhere to in less than a generation is literally impossible" is a bold line to take for an business hoping to avoid going into administration

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9d

Thames Water creditors ask for up to 15 years’ leniency from river pollution rules

Lenders say a ‘full return to legal, regulatory and environmental compliance’ under new rescue plan would not be completed until at least 2035-2040 * Business live – latest news Thames Water may not fully comply with rules on pollution of England’s waterways for as long as 15 years, according to a new plan by creditors who are scrambling to avoid the utility being forced into government administration. The creditors who in effect own Thames Water have said they will commit to paying fines for pollution, as well as writing off more of their loans and investing more in the company, in new proposals published on Thursday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 8d

FAHRENHEIT 451, brought to you by Sweet baby Ray's Smoky Barbecue Sauce

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